From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:56:08 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Mention Coverity's contribution to bfd
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Mention Coverity's contribution to bfd
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diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 04a31942d6a..3e85f189a59 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-08-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* NEWS: Mention Coverity's contribution.
+
 2007-08-25  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
 
 	* readelf.c (process_note): Recognize SPU core file notes.
diff --git a/binutils/NEWS b/binutils/NEWS
index 4bcc9421435..20070d794c7 100644
--- a/binutils/NEWS
+++ b/binutils/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 -*- text -*-
 Changes in 2.18:
+* Resolved 37 coding problems in bfd including static array overruns, null
+  pointer dereferences and use of a malloc buffer after it has been freed, as
+  revealed by static analysis donated by Coverity, Inc. (http://scan.coverity.com).
 
 * The binutils sources are now released under version 3 of the GNU General
   Public License.